Microbiology 16 = Raw Materials Required for Culture Media | Bacterial Growth Media | Microbiology

Download "Solution Pharmacy" Mobile App to Get All Uploaded Notes, Model Question Papers, Answer Papers, Online Test and other GPAT Materials - https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... Submit and Share your given homework (Only PDF) - https://forms.gle/EepuMs7iipzS8iRw8 Culture medium or growth medium is a liquid or gel designed to support the growth of microorganisms. There are different types of media suitable for growing different types of cells. Here, we will discuss microbiological cultures used for growing microbes, such as bacteria or yeast. Nutrient media – A source of amino acids and nitrogen (e.g., beef, yeast extract). This is an undefined medium because the amino acid source contains a variety of compounds with the exact composition being unknown. These media contain all the elements that most bacteria need for growth and are non-selective, so they are used for the general cultivation and maintenance of bacteria kept in laboratory-culture collections. Minimal media – Media that contains the minimum nutrients possible for colony growth, generally without the presence of amino acids, and are often used by microbiologists and geneticists to grow “wild type” microorganisms. These media can also be used to select for or against the growth of specific microbes. Usually, a fair amount of information must be known about the microbe to determine its minimal media requirements. Selective media – Used for the growth of only selected microorganisms. For example, if a microorganism is resistant to a certain antibiotic, such as ampicillin or tetracycline, then that antibiotic can be added to the medium in order to prevent other cells, which do not possess the resistance, from growing. Differential media – Also known as indicator media, are used to distinguish one microorganism type from another growing on the same media. This type of media uses the biochemical characteristics of a microorganism growing in the presence of specific nutrients or indicators (such as neutral red, phenol red, eosin y, or methylene blue) added to the medium to visibly indicating the defining characteristics of a microorganism. This type of media is used for the detection and identification of microorganisms. Get in touch with the solution by just clicking following links- Facebook Group-   / solutionpharamcy   Facebook Page-   / pharmavideo   New Channel (Pharmacy Dictionary)    / @pharmacydictionary   Instagram-   / solutionpharmacy   E-Mail for official and other work - solutionpharmacy@gmail.com LinkedIn-   / pushpendrakpatel   #solutionpharmacy #Pharmacologyclass #Pharmacognosyvideos #GPATonlinetest #GPATclass #GPATvideos #Microbiologyclass#Microbiology#